KSrelief, WHO sign $300 million deal to fight polio in Pakistan, Afghanistan

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Supervisor-General of the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah and WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (right), posed for a photo after signing a cooperation deal to eradicate polio, on the sidelines of the 4th Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 27, 2025. (SPA)
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  • The deal was agreed on the sidelines of Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum
  • It includes a series of preventive activities to eradicate polio in settlement areas

RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief recently signed a $300 million cooperation agreement with the World Health Organization to develop a strategy for eradicating polio around the world.

The deal, agreed on the sidelines of the 4th Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum, was signed by Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the agency’s supervisor general and adviser to the Royal Court, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

It includes a series of preventive activities that will help eradicate polio in settlement areas in target countries, notably Pakistan and Afghanistan.